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12 DAILY WORLD Opclouws, Dk. 8, 1974 IN GRANTLAND RICE BOWL fUl 1) mm mm 1 i touchdowns all by rushing-and that broke North Dakota State's Mike Benson's mark of three in 1970. Roberts' 24 points erased the old record of 20 points held by Len Izzo of C.W. Post back in 1971. Roberts' playoff records included most touchdowns (5) and most points (30).

i Teammate Beasley also rushed for over 100 yards as he gained 153 markers on 18 carries and scored one touchdown. Quarterback Bill Zwann completed four of 10 passes for 70 yards. Delaware's Bernie Ebersole. who plays deep back, was selected the game's outstanding defensive player. Las Vegas finished the game with a total offense of 373 yards.

Mike Thomas, the Rebels highly touted running back, was limited to only 56 yards on 17 carries. In the passing department, quarterback Glen Carano completed 21 of 37 passes for 315 yards. First Half The first time Las Vegas had its hands on the ball, following a Delaware punt after the kickoff, the Rebels put points on the scoreboard. Las Vegas marched from its 30-yard line down to the 24-yard line of the Blue Hens. At that point the Rebs went for a three pointer.

Jim Thayer booted a 40-yard field, coming on a fourth and six, to put Las Vegas on top 3-0 with 8:37 remaining in the opening period. Faced with a third and seven situation Thomas went around right end for only yard but the play put the ball in the middle of the field to setup the field goal. On the ensuing kickoff Delaware drove from its 46-yard line down to the Las Vegas three. Beasley came up with a 10 yard gain for the Hens but dropped the pigskin on three which stopped their scoring drive. Las Vegas' quarterback Carano, on the i if it; By ROGER BRANDT Daily World Sports Editor BATON ROUGE Las Vegas Nevada's 3-0 lead over Delaware was short-lived.

Delaware, behind the running efforts of record setting Vern Roberts and Nate Beasley. piled up a total offense of 553 yards and romped over Las Vegas 49-11 in the (Jrantland Rice Bowl here Saturday afternoon. A crowd estimated at 10.000, but one that appeared to be less than 5.000. witnessed the contest being played at LSUs Tiger Stadium for the first time. The victory sends Delaware to the Camelia Bowl in Sacremento to play Central Michigan for the Division II national championship next Saturday.

The Blue Hens, ranked number four in the final regular season poll, are now 12-1 overall. Las Vegas ended its season with a 12-1 mark. Roberts, who was voted the game's outstanding offensive player, set four records against Las Vegas. Records broken included: most yards rushing, most rushing touchdowns, most TD's scored and most points scored. He also set two playoff records.

Roberts finished the game with 176 yards rushing which broke the old mark of 170 by Dave Alexander of East Carolina back in 1965. He scored four I i Ink Beasley Gets Little NATE Hens, Las Vegas during played Beasley BEASLEY, fullback for the Delaware Blue gets little yardage as the University of Nevada, defense converges on the Delaware runner second half action of the Grantland Rice Bowl in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge Saturday. scored one touchdown during the Blue Hens' 49-11 rout of the Rebels. The Delaware fullback also rushed for over 100 yards during the contest. (Staff Photo by Dan Savoie) lB(g1 teylbi(slhi Dim Cwlo)y Won first play, went into his end zone and found wingback Craig Bray open.

Bray made the catch on the 45-yard line of the Rebels good for 42-yards. The Rebs drove down the Delaware 37-yard line. At that point, on a first and 10 situation, Carano's pass was underthrown to Mike Haverty and Bernie Ebersole picked it off on the seven to stop the scoring threat. Delaware then got its offense rolling, without mistakes, as the Blue Hens marched 93 yards on 11 plays to paydirt to take the lead. With 14:22 remaining in the second period Beasley, on a reverse over left tackle, scored from eight yards out.

Hank Kline booted the PAT and the Blue Hens held a 7-3 lead. Runs of 18 yards by Roberts and 12 yards by Beasley along with a 19-yard pass from Zwann to John Kraus were the big plays on the scoring drive. Delaware struck for two more touchdowns late in the second period to take a commanding 21-3 lead into the dressing room at halftime. The Blue Hens' second TD came with 1:39 remaining on a counter play to left end by Robert outraced Las Vegas defenders 12 yards in the end zone. Kline boothed the PAT and the Hens held a 14-3 scoring drive covered 60 yards in six plays.

It was the running of Beasley that sparked the drive. Beasley had gainers of five, 20 and 15 on the drive. The final first half touchdown for Delaware came with only eight seconds showing on the clock. Roberts, with a big hole, burst through the middle for seven vards and the six-pointer. Kline booted the PAT and the Hens held a 21-3 edge.

Delaware's final touchdown was setup by Bob Henry when he picked off a Las Vegas pass on the 28-yard line of the Blue Hens and returned it 14 yards to the 42. From then it took the Hens only six plays to go 58 yards. The passing of quarterback Zwann sparked the drive with passes of 19 yards to Beasley and 19 yards to Rich Fugazzi. Offensively Delaware dominated the first half as the Blue Hens rolled up a total offense of 335 yards, with 278 coming on the ground, as compared to 148 yards for the Rebels. Second Half Delaware put points on the scoreboard the first time the Blue Hens had their hands on the ball in the second half.

The TD gave Delaware a commanding 25 point lead. With 10:59 remaining in the third quarter Robert's went over right guard with good moves to race 18 yards into the end zone. Cline booted the PAT and that made the score 28-3. Delaware increased its lead to 35-3 with 10:28 left in the game. Robert's scored from three yards out and Cline booted his fifth PAT of the game.

With 1:41 left in the game Delaware scored its final TD when Bob Sabol scored around left end from seven yards out. Cline kicked the point after and that gave the Blue Hens a 39-point lead, 42-3. Las Vegas' lone TD of the game came with only eight seconds remaining when Keith Beverly powered his way into the end zone from three yards away. Quarterback Carano passed to Mike Haverty for the two pointer which made the score 42-11. Las Vegas attempted an onsides kick which resulted in a six pointer for the Blue Hens.

Mike Wagner picked up the ball on the Blue Hen 47 yard line and returned it 53 yards to paydirt. With time expired Cline booted the PAT and the scoreboard read 49-11. Delaware 0 21 7 21 -49 Nevada-LV 3 0 0 8 11 NEV-FG Thayer 40. DEL Beasley 8 run. Kline kick.

DEL Roberts 12 run. Kline kick. DEL Roberts 7 run. Kline kick. DEL Roberts 3 run.

Kline kick. DEL Sabol 7 run. Kline kick. NEV Beverly 3 run. Haverty pass from Carano.

DEL Wagner 53 kickoff return. Belicic kick. Daily World ed over to make it 7-0 with 14:09 left in the half. Linebacker Bill Schmidt intercepted a pass by Tech quarterback Steve Haynes on the Bulldogs' next possession and returned it 31 yards to the Tech 14. Franckowiak hit split end Matt Means with a pass at the Tech one and sneaked over three plays later for the score as the Chippewas took ham took it in later from the one to give Central a 254 lead.

Then Franckowiak passsed to Means from five yards out for another score. Credits Defense WICHITA FALLS, Tex. (AP) Central Michigan Coach Roy Kramer credited his defense with locking up the Chippewas' 35-14 upset victory over No. 1 ranked Louisiana Tech in the fourth annual Pioneer Bowl National Collegiate Athletic Association College Division II semifinal game Saturday. "Defense was the key again," Kramer explained.

"We had to take away the big the South Carolina 17. Three plays later Williams hit Dwight Scales for a 19-yard touchdown. Grambling scored twice in the second quarter. The first score was on Barber's runback of a James Robinson fumble. The second was an eight-yard run by Williams.

That run capped a 49-yard drive after Rodney Zeno intercepted a SCS pass. The final Grambling score came with three minutes left in the third quarter on a 78-yard march capped by a 26-yard Williams-to-Scales aerial. Three Williams passes-for 13, 27 and eight yards-kept the drive moving. S.C.State 0 0 0 7 -7 Grambling 7 14 7 0 28 GRAM: Scales 19 pass from Williams. Zeno kick.

GRAM: Williams 8 run. Zeno kick. GRAM: Scales 26 pass from Williams. Zeno kirk. SCS: Dunn 1 run.

Mason kirk. STATISTICS S.C. 12 44-18 62 14 6-19-2 5-37 3-27 7-73 Gram 14 34-10 207 58 13-U-l 7-35 3-2 21-228 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards tf. SPORTS play that (Charles) McDaniels was capable of making and we did." McDaniels, Tech's leading all-time rusher, was held to 45 yards in 14 carries and fullback Roland Harper, the Bulldogs' second all time rusher, also was limited to 45 yards in 10 carries. However, it was six pass interceptions that helped lead the fourth-ranked Chippewas into the national championship game next Saturday in Sacramento, Calif, against Delaware.

"I think our defensive backs did a good job on undercoverage," Kramer said. "The wind (20 miles per hour) probably took away the long threat and we got under the short ones." "Their linebackers lined up deeper than most teams normally do," Tech Coach Maxie Lambright said. "They lined up deep and then dropped back deeper and we just could not move the ball." "I am sure the wind has something to do with it, but that is no excuse. They had to go against the wind half the time, just like we did." "All things, good or bad, must come to an end," Lambright said in the somber Tech dressing room. "I just have to say we lost to an excellent football Tech's first score was a five-yard pass from quarterback Steve Haynes to Arry Moody.

Moody scored the second on a five-yard run. McNeese, Tech Cagers Eligible SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) The Southland Conference voted unanimously Saturday to allow McNeese State ana Louisiana Tech to compete for the conference basketball championship. Faculty representatives from the conference's six schools removed restrictions laced on McNeese two years ago and ech a year ago because of recruiting violations. McNeese, however, will remain on conference probation until Sept.

18, 1975, although it will be able to compete in the conference race. In other action Saturday, conference officials: Set a Dec. 17 meeting to set a long range football schedule. -Voted to hold the 1975 conference golf tournament in Shreveport April 21-23. Voted to hold the tennis, track and baseball championships in Lafayette April 24-26, along with the conference's spring meeting.

-Considered limiting a football traveling squad to 45 players but did not take any action on the proposal. AFTER 78-74 WIN Opelousas Catholic's close margin of victory, four points, doesn't tell the entire story. The Vikings dominated the game as they rolled np a total offense of 227 yards and nine first downs. OCHS' tough defense limited Newman to a total offense of minus 36 yards and only two first downs both coming In the first quarter. Newman's 14 points against OCHS' defense are the most points any team has scored against the Vikings this season.

In 13 games OCHS has limited its opponents 49 points for an average of 3.8 points per game. The Greenies' touchdowns came off big plays. "Newman's offense was stopped," Mills said. "Our defense was just outstanding." OCHS received the opening kickoff and after three plays the Vikes failed to pick up a first down and had to punt Newman's Ken Beer brought the fans to their feet Beer, the Outstanding Defensive Player in 10-AA, fielded the punt on his line. Beer came np with some fancy moves and danced his way 71 yards down field to paydirt.

The pass for two points failed but with 9:41 left in the first quarter Newman held Pffi) 7 contest played in near-freezing weather. Minnesota, 9-4 and the Central Division champion in the National Conference, moved to a 7-0 lead late in the first period when Osborn burst through four Atlanta tacklers to score from the 10. On the following kickoff, Atlanta, Ml, drove 64 yards in eight plays, tying the score when Art Malone went over left tackle from the one. Minnesota grabbed the lead for good in the second quarter on Fred Cox's 21-yard field goal. The Vikings moved to a 16-7 lead in the third period when Osborn went over right tackle for three yards and a touchdown, capping a 60 yard drive in 13 plays.

Cox's attempted extra point was blocked. Atlanta's Nick Mike-Mayer kicked a 37-yard field goal and Viking tight end Stu Voight caught a 10-yard pass from quarterback Bob Berry to complete the scoring in the fourth quarter. Kim McQuilken, a rookie quarterback out of Lehigh, was sacked four times for 50 yards in his first regular-season start. He also had two passes intercepted while completing 11 of 25 attempts for 125 yards. Minnesota's All-Pro tackle, Alan Page, caught the young quarterback twice.

Berry, who spent five years as Atlanta's regular quarterback before coming to Minnesota last year, completed 14 of 22 passes for 114 yards and one touchdown in his first start this year. Atlanta, plagued by mistakes all afternoon, was penalized three times in the first half for having linemen downfield too early on punts. In all, the Falcons were penalized nine times for 65 yards. A pass from Berry to Ed Marlnaro covering 14 yards was the big play in a 31-yard Minnesota drive setting up Cox's field goal. Osborn carried eight times in the march that preceded his three-yard touchdown run.

Mike-Mayer's field goal cut the Minnesota lead to 16-10 midway through the fourth quarter. However, Berry got Minnesota another touchdown with 4:30 to play, climaxing a 58-yard drive with the 10 yard pass to Voigt. Highlighting that drive was a leaping catch by Vikings wide receiver Jim Lash at the Atlanta 10. Chuck Foreman, Minnesota's leading rusher, left the game in the first half with an injury just below the right knee. Minnesota, which hosts the NFC divisional playoff Dec.

21, concludes its regular season next Sunday at Kansas City. Atlanta completes its schedule at home next week against Jreen Bay. tomeaux. Newman's quarterback, Cohen, was dumped four times during the game and when he did pass it was under much pressure. "I told our defensive people that we would have to contain Newman's quarterback to win," Mills said.

"And our defense did contain him." It was end Orbro who iced the victory for OCHS. Orbro picked off a Newman pass on the Greenie 25-yard line with 1:57 left in the game. From then on the Vikes just ran the clock out. Newman 6 0 I 0 14 OCHS 0 12 0 I 18 NEW: Ken Beer 71 punt return. Pass failed.

OCHS: Roy Dupuis 1 run. Kick failed. OCHS: Russell Dupuis 16 run. Pass failed NEW: Hughes Drumm 27 fumble return. Grant Darnell pass from Keith Cohen.

OCHS: Russell Dupuis 5 run. Pass failed STATISTICS WICHITA FALLS, Tex. (AP) Central Michigan quarterback Mike Franckowiak scored one touchdown and passed for another and the Chippewas' defense Intercepted six Louisiana Tech passes as fourth-ranked CMU upset the number one Bulldogs 35-14 in the fourth annual Pioneer Bowl Saturday. Franckowiak, the game's most valuable offensive player, led a bruising Chippewa offensive attack in ending the nation's longest winning streak. Tech had won its previous 23 games.

The victory in the NCAA Division II semifinal contest moved CMU into the national college division final next Saturday against Delaware in the Camelia Bowl at Sacramento, Calif. CMU put two touchdowns on the scoreboard in just over ZVt minutes of the second quarter. Sophomore tailback Walt Hodges grabbed a bad pitch from senior quart erback Franckowiak on the first bounce and raced 55 yards to the Tech oneyard line on the second play of a 60-yard drive. Hodges bang NEW ORLEANS (AP)-Quarterback Douglas Williams threw for two touchdowns and added another on an eight-yard run Saturday as Grambling smothered South Carolina State 28-7 in the Pelican Bowl. Grambling's fourth score came on a 54-yard fumble return by defensive tackle Robert Barber.

The game was billed as the championship of black collegiate football, although both teams suffered regular season losses to Alcorn State. Grambling is co-champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference; the Carolina squad holds the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tife. Grambling overcame repeated penalties and mental errors to dominate the game. South Carolina did not register a first down until the last play of the first quarter and was shut off the scoreboard until the fourth period. That score came on an eightplay, 68-yard drive aided by a 40-yard pass interference penalty.

The penalty put the ball on the Grambling five; another penalty moved it to the three and Neely Dunn smacked over from a foot out two plays later. Grambling got on the board one minute into the game after Donald Manning returned the opening kickoff 81 yards to BY ROGER BRANDT Dally World Sports Editor Opelousas Catholic is one victory away from proving that its No. 1 state rating la "TRUE." OCHS displayed the mark of a champion as the Vikings came from behind twice to claim a 18-14 triumph over Newman of New Orleans and advance to the class double-A state finals in a game played in mud with very dim lighting at Donald Gardner Stadium. The Vikings were the club that the Louisiana Sports Writers Association voted the top double-A team in the Pelican State at the end of the regular season. OCHS' record of 12-0-1 looks like a true No.

1 rating as the Vikings are the lone unbeaten team left in the state playoffs in all classes. OCHS' win marked the first time In the school's history that the Vlkei have advanced to the finals in 11-maa football. Back in 1944, 30 years ago, Opelousas Catholic-then AlC-won state bat It was in six-man football. Mickey Mills, whose goal has been to win state since becoming head coach at OCHS in 1966, made no bones after the win that this team is his best ever. The OCHS DALLAS (AP) Quarterback Roger Staubach shook off the boo-birds and rifled three touchdown passes Saturday to keep the Dallas Cowboys' National Football League playoff hopes flickering with a 41-17 victory over the Cleveland Browns.

Dallas is now 8-5 with longshot hopes at a National Conference wild-card berth. The Cowboys' only chance is to defeat Oakland next Saturday and hope that the Washington Redskins drop their final two games, Monday night against Los Angeles and next Sunday against Chicago. The loss dropped Cleveland's record to 4-9, the worst in the club's storied football history and only the second time they have ever finished below .500. It also assured them of a lastplace finish their first ever-in the American Conference Central Division. Staubach, booed after he failed to move Dallas on its second possession in the nationally televised game, silenced his critics with successive bombs of 35 and 43 yards to Golden Richards in a 68-second span of the first quarter.

It gave Dallas a 14-0 lead and the Cowboys never trailed. Both times Richards worked his way into the clear behind Cleveland's defensive back Van Green. Knocked out of the Washington game last Thanksgiving and replaced by rookie Clint Longley, who led Dallas to a storybook victory, Staubach finished his work with a 42-yard scoring pass to tight end Billy Joe DuPree in Dallas' 21-point third period. Mike Phipps, making his first start in six games as the Cleveland quarterback, narrowed the deficit to 14-7 with a four-yard touchdown pass to Steve Holden. Dallas led 20-10 at halftime after field goals of 39 and 19 yards by Efren Herrera.

Ken Brown bolted 12 yards for a Cleveland touchdown that cut the gap to three points before the Dallas landslide in the third quarter. Vikings Wing Falcons By 23-10 BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) Running back Dave usborn scored on runs of 10 and three yards to lead the playoff-bound Minnesota Vikings to a 23-10 National Football League victory over Atlanta Saturday. Osborn, a 10-year veteran who says he thrives on cold weather, pounded out 93 yards in 23 carries and caught six passes for 39 yards in the nationally-televised half Russell Dupuis rambled Us way Into the Greenie end tone from II yards out. Womack's kick failed but OCHS held a 12-6 margin.

The big play on the Viking scoring march was a 33-yard pass play from quarterback Wayne Benson to split end Ken Wagley. That gave OCHS a first down on Newman's 16-yard line. Opelousas Catholic's winning touchdown came with 10:20 left in the game. Russell Dupuis, on a first and goal situation from the 5-yard line, went over left tackle for the TD. The kick failed but the Vikings held a 18-14 lead.

The Viking TD drive covered 21 yards In seven plays. OCHS gained the good field position on Newmaa'i 21-yard line-when the Viking defense pushed the Greenies back to their 3-yard line. A punt of only 26 yards gave the Vikes the good field position. The running of Russell and Roy sparked the drive as 24 of the 29 yards came on the ground. After OCHS got the lead the Viking defense then did its job of stopping Newman.

Opelousas Catholic's defense had an outstanding pass rush led by ends Damien Or-bro and Ronald Bob and linebacker Bobby (Q)m STATISTICS Delaware Nevada-LV 33 16 71-483 34-58 70 315 21 26 4-11-1 21-38-3 2-36 3-45 3-1 3-0 2-10 15-94 First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Passes Punts Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards OVER NEVJMAN a 6-0 lead over OCHS. Newman's second TD came on a 27-yard fumble return by Hughes Drumm in the third period. Drumm's TD tied the score up at 12-12. A pass from Keith Cohen to Grant Darnell, who made a super catch, put the Greenies on top by two points, 14-12, with 8:42 showing on the clock. OCHS, trailing 6-4, got a big break when punter Beer received a high snap from center and was tackled by a trio of Vikings on the Newman 1-yard line.

Three plays later fullback Roy Dupuis powered his way Into the end tone from one yard out. John Womack's kick was blocked and with 11:55 remaining in the second period it was a 6-6 game. On the enusing kickoff, Newman picked up two straight first downs as the Greenies marched down to OCHS' 19-yard line. Newman faced with a fourth and two on the Viking 19-yard line called on David Thorpe to pick up the yardage for a first down. Thorpe went up the middle and got "nothing" and OCHS took over.

At that point OCHS came np with its best offensive showing of the game as the Vikings marched 71 yards In 12 plays to paydirt. With 1:17 remaining la the first boss also feels that his Vikings should win state. "We are a balanced team-offensively and defensively and that's what makes this team the best ever," Mills said. "Our offense compliments our defense and defense does the same for our offense. That's what we haven't had in past years-a balanced team." The game started 55 minutes late, at 8:25 p.m.

Instead of 7:30 p.m., because Mills and Newman's coach Tony Reginelll couldn't make a decision of when to play the game. Reginelll wanted to play Sunday and Mills wanted to play Saturday. Finally, both coaches solved the problem by electing to play and not waiting. "Our kids were ready to play tonight," Mills remarked. "Our kids didn't want to play Saturday or Sunday.

They were mentally ready to beat Newman." When OCHS trailed, twice 64 and 14-12, that marked the second straight week that the Vikes have had to come behind to win. "I thought we showed a lot of poise on the field when the chips were down," Mills commented. "Our team showed class by coming back. They just don't know how to be losers because they are winners." NHS OCHS 2 I -66 148 7 36 2Z7 104 0 6-12-1 1 I is (S First Downs Rushing Yardage Passing Yardage Total Offense Return Yardage Passes Punts Fumbles Lost Yards Penalized.